The 7 Key Questions About the Schwarzenegger/Nunez Health Care Compromise

will reap a captive customer basewhile preserving too much leeway ove...7. Will a statewide prescription drug bulk purchasing pool be required...simply allowed? ...We are encouraged to see that amendments to AB 8 would give the state...Yet the governor's line-item veto of start-up funding for Cal-Rx ane...

will reap a captive customer base
while preserving too much leeway over what they can charge. There should at
least be a stop-gap measure to protect against gouging in the event that
the negotiations fail to produce a fair result. For example, your Cal-Rx
program would have excluded drug companies from the lucrative Medicaid
market if they refused to provide adequate discounts for the public.

7. Will a statewide prescription drug bulk purchasing pool be required
or

simply allowed?

We are encouraged to see that amendments to AB 8 would give the state
permission to create a prescription drug bulk-purchasing program. As
written, the drug pool could include individuals in the state insurance
pool, any employers and any state, county, or other public or governmental
agency that wishes to join.

Yet the governor's line-item veto of start-up funding for Cal-Rx, an
earlier drug discount plan sponsored by both of you, shows that such drug
affordability measures must be required and immediate. Otherwise they will
always fall victim to pharmaceutical company pressure and budget
shortfalls.

Further, to maximize bulk purchasing power and provide discounts to
those who need them most, all Californian should be allowed to join the
prescription drug program.

The answers to these questions are vital for the public to understand
the details of what could be an eleventh-hour backroom deal in which
lobbyists have the only input on. We appreciate your response.

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